James C. Hunter, The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader. Waterbrook Press, 2004.
Prequel: Hunter, The Servant
Referenced in: Servant Leadership
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is a follow up to Hunter’s first volume on the subject, The Servant. It is a more organized presentation of what The Servant conveys in story form. He also expands the definition. In The Servant, he defined leadership as “the skill of influencing people to enthusiastically work toward goals identified as being for the common good.” In this book, he defines a servant leader as “a person of character who is skilled in influencing and inspiring others to enthusiastically contribute their hearts, minds and other resources toward goals identified as being for the common good.” (31-32) This elevates the role of character, and the engagement of the spirit of followers in “heart, minds, and resources.”
Hunter discusses the relationship between servant leadership and management, power and authority, love, “hugging and spanking,” human nature, character, implementation, motivation, and other essentials. It also includes a very helpful survey of different leadership styles, and how servant leadership is different. The appendices include two different leadership skills inventories, one for others to evaluate the leader, and the other for leaders to assess themselves.
From the Publisher
Author and consultant James Hunter believes that–in the midst of numerous national corporate scandals–leaders must take a fresh look at leadership through the lens of some very ancient principles. Leadership that is authentic and effective is servant leadership–following the principles revealed in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ:
“Recently it struck me that if love changes people, which I know it does, it would seem to follow that God is the source of change and growth because He is love. Put another way, when people begin loving others through their efforts and behavior, God has the opportunity to work in the lives of both the giver and the receiver.”
In his new book, The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle, Hunter demonstrates that leadership and character development are one. But the work, and even the pain, of changing one’s self–breaking old, worn-out habits–is not easy. Hunter provides an uncomplicated, straightforward, three-step change process he has seen successfully employed by literally thousands of leaders to effect change in their lives and organizations and fulfill beneficial goals.
This groundbreaking book will open the eyes of frustrated, disheartened leaders at every level and foster change for good at the personal, organizational, and societal level.
About the Author
JAMES C. HUNTER is head of J. D. Hunter Associates, LLC, a leadership training and development firm. His internationally bestselling book, The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership, has been translated into nine languages and has sold more than 250,000 copies to date. Jim is a sought-after public speaker whose clients include some of the world’s most admired organizations, including American Express, Nestlé, ServiceMaster, Procter & Gamble, Southern Company, and the U.S. Air Force. Jim resides in Michigan with his wife and daughter and can be reached online at www.jameshunter.com.
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